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Eliza Richardson 1801–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1801

Birth Location: Mountrath, Queens County, Ireland

Death Date: 26 Dec 1892

Death Location: Ajax, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: Joshua Richardson

Mother: Catherine Sexsmith

Spouse(s): Charles Fothergill

Children(s): Theodore Fothergill, Caroline Fothergill, Mary Fothergill, John Fothergill

The story of Eliza Richardson began in 1801 in Mountrath, Queens County, Ireland. In 1851, Eliza Richardson resided in Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. In 1861, Eliza Richardson resided in Pickering, Ontario, Canada West, Canada. Eliza Richardson married Charles Francis Fothergill, and had children including Caroline Amelia Fothergill, John Joshua St George Fothergill, Mary Ann Marianne Adelaide Fothergill, Theodore Augustus Fothergill. Eliza Richardson passed away in 1892 in Ajax, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Eliza Richardson began in 1801 in Mountrath, Queens County, Ireland.
  • In 1851, Eliza Richardson resided in Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • In 1861, Eliza Richardson resided in Pickering, Ontario, Canada West, Canada.
  • Eliza Richardson married Charles Francis Fothergill, and had children including Caroline Amelia Fothergill, John Joshua St George Fothergill, Mary Ann Marianne Adelaide Fothergill, Theodore Augustus Fothergill.
  • Eliza Richardson passed away in 1892 in Ajax, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Richardson
1771–1853
Birth Location: Mt Monerabe, Queens, Ireland
JR
Catherine Sexsmith
1774–1850
Birth Location: Mt. Monerabe, Queen's County, Ireland
CS

Spouses(s)

Charles Fothergill
1782–1840
Birth Location: Trinity, Yorkshire, England
CF

Children(s)

Theodore Fothergill
1830–1854
Birth Location: Ontario cottage, Port Hope, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
TF
Caroline Fothergill
1828–1909
Birth Location: Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
CF
Mary Fothergill
1831–1903
Birth Location: Ontario Cottage, Port Hope, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
MF
John Fothergill
1836–1908
Birth Location: Pickering, Ontario, Canada
JF

Eliza Richardson's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Richardson
1801–1892
Birth Place: Mountrath, Queens County, Ireland
Parents
Joshua Richardson
1771–1853
Mt Monerabe, Queens, Ireland
Catherine Sexsmith
1774–1850
Mt. Monerabe, Queen's County, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Richardson's Descendants

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Eliza Richardson (16 Feb 1801–26 Dec 1892) m. Charles (Francis) Fothergill (23 May 1782–22 May 1840)
  1. 1. Theodore (Augustus) Fothergill 1830–1854
  2. 2. Caroline (Amelia) Fothergill 1828–1909 m. George McGillivray 1813–1894
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) McGillivray 1849–1911
    2. 2. Florence (Helena) McGillivray 1864–1938
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Fothergill) McGillivray 1847–1877 m. Michael (C Hillary) Jr 1840–1884
      1. 1. Eileen (Augusta) Hillary 1871–1954 m. Rev (Canon Thomas George) McGonigle 1858–1933
        1. 1. George (Michael Gerald) McGonigle 1900–1962 m. Lula Winecoff 1905–
        2. 2. Rowland (Hillary) McGonigle 1896– m. Alice (Lucile) Harrison 1906–1977
        3. 3. Eileen (Mary) McGonigle 1897–1989
        4. 4. William (Harold Burton) McGonigle 1898–1975 m. Helen (Wainwright) Lister 1898–1976
        5. 5. Arthur (Cormac Robert) McGonigle 1908–1997
      2. 2. Baby Hillary 1877–1877
      3. 3. George (Michael) Hillary 1873–1955
      4. 4. Kathleen (Ethel) Hillary 1875–1974
    4. 4. McGillivray 1850–1850
    5. 5. Norman (Harold) McGillivray 1871–1928 m. Mary (Robina) Mitchell 1873–1948
      1. 1. Margaret (Louise) McGillivray 1902–1991 m. Andrew ((Ginger) McCombie) Hendry 1903–1988
        1. 1. George (McGillivray) Hendry 1937–2013
      2. 2. Jean (Caroline) McGillivray 1908–1970 m. Kelvin (Thomas) Jackson 1910–
    6. 6. Dr (Charles Fothergill) McGillivray 1857–1944 m. Caroline (Aya) Argo 1859–1931
      1. 1. George (Argo) McGillivray 1898–1990
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Duthie) McGillivray 1902–1903
    7. 7. Judge (Theodore Augustus) McGillivray 1862–1925 m. Helen Maclaren 1868–1953
      1. 1. Charles (Allister) McGillivray 1899–1918
      2. 2. Helen (Marjorie) McGillivray 1901–1991
      3. 3. Donald (John) McGillivray 1896–1973 m. Mary (Elizabeth McGillivray) * 1897–1969
      4. 4. Neil (Baird) McGillivray 1911–1949
    8. 8. Caroline (Jane "Jennie") McGillivray 1860–1921 m. Dr (John Taylor) Fotheringham 1860–1940
      1. 1. Ruth (Marjory McGillivary) Fotheringham 1895–1990
      2. 2. Infant (Boy) Fotheringham 1893–1893
      3. 3. Caroline (Helen) Fotheringham 1894–1968
      4. 4. Donald (Taylor) Fotheringham 1898–1985
    9. 9. Catherine (Amelia) McGillivray 1850–1940 m. David Maclaren 1848–1916
      1. 1. Charles (Henry) MacLaren 1884–
      2. 2. Caroline (Anne) MacLaren 1885–1970 m. Rodney (Brown) Stuart 1882–1956 m. Robert (LeGrand) Johnstone 1870–1926
        1. 1. Robert (LeGrand Johnstone) Jr 1909–1966
        2. 2. Paul (LeGrand) Johnstone 1918–1974
        3. 3. Helen (Irene) Johnstone 1908–1993
        4. 4. David (MacLaren) Johnstone 1917–1982
      3. 3. Kenneth Maclaren 1883–1935 m. Bessie (Lorraine) Dowsley 1885–1951
        1. 1. Kenneth (Ian) MacLaren 1909–1982 m. Sylvia (Muriel) Sutton 1908–1987
        2. 2. Colin (Charles) MacLaren 1914–1945 m. Margaret (Isobel) Goulding 1913–
      4. 4. James (Gordon) Maclaren 1876–1943 m. Menote Isbester 1882–1969
        1. 1. James (Isbester) Maclaren 1908–1967
        2. 2. David (Gordon) MacLaren 1905–1991 m. Mary (Julia Florence) Morgan 1911–1988 m. Katherine Craig 1905–
        3. 3. Katherine (Lois) Maclaren 1904–1941 m. Lt. (Col. William Fraser) Hadley 1894–1963
      5. 5. Gen (Charles Henry) Maclaren 1878–1962 m. Dorothy (Olivia) White 1886–1987
        1. 1. Baby MacLaren 1928–1928
        2. 2. Charles Maclaren 1918–1928
        3. 3. Donald MacLaren 1920–2009 m. Margaret (Joy) Harvie 1922–2014
        4. 4. John (Fergus) Maclaren 1922–1980
        5. 5. Frederick (White) MacLaren 1925–2007
      6. 6. George (McGillivray) Maclaren 1877–1915 m. Florence (Evelyn) Willett 1881–1972
        1. 1. Brock (Willett Maclaren) Sr 1906–1970 m. Mabel (Nettie) Hopkins 1908–1978
      7. 7. John (Alexander) Maclaren 1880–1905
      8. 8. Katherine (Amelia MacLaren) Irwin 1890–1977 m. Frederick (Henry Mercer) Irwin 1890–1943
        1. 1. Herbert (E) Irwin 1915–1986
        2. 2. Catherine (McGillivray) Irwin 1917–2005
        3. 3. David (Maclaren) Irwin 1919–1986
    10. 10. John (Alexander) McGillivray 1852–1911 m. Zella (Augusta) Button 1859–1933
      1. 1. George (Anson) McGillivray 1883–
      2. 2. Gordon (Button) McGillivray 1885–
    11. 11. Adelaide (Fothergill) McGillivray 1854–1944 m. Rev (Robert Chambers) Gamble 1855–1943
      1. 1. Laura (Adelaide) Gamble 1887–1939
      2. 2. Clara (Louise) Gamble 1892–1960
      3. 3. Florence (Caroline Gamble) Duminy 1890–1979
      4. 4. Eileen (Elizabeth Gamble) Rowatt 1894–1972
      5. 5. Kathleen (Mary) Gamble 1889–1981
    12. 12. Dr (George) McGillivray 1856–1938 m. Margaret (Burns "Maggie") Hutton 1863–1924 m. Isabella Brown 1855–1892
    13. 13. J. (William) McGillivray 1865–1904 m. Luella (S) Taylor 1877–1963
      1. 1. George (Theodore) McGillivray 1900–1972
      2. 2. Florence (Jane ( Jenny)) McGillivray 1902–1973
      3. 3. William (Taylor) McGillivray 1904–1979 m. Janet (Crawford) MacLachlan 1911–1987
    14. 14. Donald (A) McGillivray 1867–1956 m. Helen (Georgia) Nelson 1877–1971
  3. 3. Mary (Ann (Marianne) Adelaide) Fothergill 1831–1903 m. William (Henry) Clendenan 1826–1906
    1. 1. Georgina (Augusta) Clendenan\Clendenning 1873–1961 m. James (Wetherald) Cornell 1874–1946
      1. 1. Henry (Edward Clendenan) Cornell 1901–1969 m. Georgie (Wilhelmina) Watt 1910–1980
        1. 1. Bonnie (Georgina) Cornell 1944–1994
      2. 2. James (William Clendenan) Cornell 1903–1954 m. Ethel Pearson 1912–
      3. 3. Marianne (Fothergill) Cornell 1906–
    2. 2. Kathleen (Amelia "Kate") Clendenan 1870–1949 m. George (Webster) Shepherd 1869–1946
    3. 3. Caroline (Victoria) Clendenan 1868–1949
    4. 4. Mary ("Minnie") Clendenan 1867–1944
    5. 5. Elizabeth Clendenan 1865–1922 m. John Reid 1860–1942
      1. 1. Mary (Fothergill) Reid 1901–1930
      2. 2. Helen (Butler) Reid 1902–1905
      3. 3. John (Clendenan) Reid 1907–1909
  4. 4. John (Joshua St. George) Fothergill 1836–1908 m. Catherine (Amelia) Jones 1850–1934
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Augusta) Fothergill 1885–1973
    2. 2. George (Jones) Fothergill 1887–1965
    3. 3. Charles (Theodore) Fothergill 1888–1974 m. Eleanor (Marion) Culham 1895–1967
    4. 4. John (Jones) Fothergill 1883–1884
    5. 5. John (William) Fothergill 1892–1892

Eliza Richardson's Timeline

6 Records

1801
16 Feb 1801
Birth of Eliza Richardson in Mountrath, Queens County, Ireland
Mountrath, Queens County, Ireland
1851
1851
Age 50
Eliza Richardson resided here in Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1861
1861
Age 60
Eliza Richardson resided here in Pickering, Ontario, Canada West, Canada
Pickering, Ontario, Canada West, Canada
1871
1871
Age 70
Eliza Richardson resided here in Whitby, Ontario South, Ontario
Whitby, Ontario South, Ontario
1881
1881
Age 80
Eliza Richardson resided here in Whitby, Ontario South, Ontario, Canada
Whitby, Ontario South, Ontario, Canada
1892
26 Dec 1892
Age 91
Death of Eliza Richardson in Whitby, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Whitby, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1801
    Event Place: Mountrath, Queens County, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1057
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Thistlethwaite Family
    [4] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 68
    [5] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Ontario, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11742; Page: 9; Line: 38
    [6] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Whitby, Ontario South, Ontario; Roll: C_13244; Page: 32; Family No: 151
    [7] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Whitby, Ontario South, Ontario; Roll: C-9974; Page: 5; Family No: 18
    [8] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [9] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Ontario, Canada; Year: 1871; Page Number: 63

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Ontario, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11742; Page: 9; Line: 38
    [2] Canada, City and Area Directories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Pickering, Ontario, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1057

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Ontario, Canada; Year: 1871; Page Number: 63

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Whitby, Ontario South, Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Whitby, Ontario South, Ontario; Roll: C-9974; Page: 5; Family No: 18
    [2] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Whitby, Ontario South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Whitby, Ontario South, Ontario; Roll: C_13244; Page: 32; Family No: 151

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario South
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1892
    Event Place: Whitby, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Thistlethwaite Family
    [3] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 68

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ajax, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Web: Canadian Headstone Index, 1840-2017, Canadian Headstones; Canada
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